Personalised Learning Checklists Edexcel Single: Biology Paper 2

Edexcel Single Biology (1BI0) from 2016 Topics B6&7

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Describe photosynthetic organisms as the main producers of food and therefore biomass      
Describe photosynthesis in plants and algae as an endothermic reaction and recall the reactants and      
products
Explain the effect of temperature, light intensity and carbon dioxide concentration as limiting factors on      
Topic 6 – Plant structures and their functions

the rate of photosynthesis

HT ONLY: Explain the interactions of temperature, light intensity and carbon dioxide concentration in      
limiting the rate of photosynthesis
Core Practical: Investigate the effect of light intensity on the rate of photosynthesis      
HT ONLY: Explain how the rate of photosynthesis, including the use of the inverse square law      
calculation
Explain how the structure of the root hair cells is adapted to absorb water and mineral ions      
Explain how the structures of the xylem and phloem are adapted to their function in the plant      
Describe how water and mineral ions are transported through the plant by transpiration, including the      
structure and function of the stomata
Describe how sucrose is transported around the plant by translocation      
Bio ONLY: Explain how the structure of a leaf is adapted for photosynthesis and gas exchange      
Explain the effect of environmental factors on the rate of water uptake by a plant      
Demonstrate an understanding of rate calculations for transpiration      
Bio ONLY: Explain how plants are adapted to survive in extreme environments      
Bio ONLY: Explain how plant hormones control and coordinate plant growth and development, including      
the role of auxins
HT & Bio ONLY: Describe the commercial uses of auxins, gibberellins and ethene in plants      
Recall where different hormones are produced and how they are transferred to their target organs      
HT ONLY: Explain where adrenalin is produced and how it prepares the body for fight or flight      
HT ONLY: Explain how thyroxine controls metabolic rate as an example of negative feedback      
Describe the stages of the menstrual cycle, including the roles of the hormones oestrogen and      
progesterone, in the control of the menstrual cycle
HT ONLY: Explain the interactions of oestrogen, progesterone, FSH and LH in the control of the      
menstrual cycle
Topic 7 – Animal coordination, control and homeostasis

Explain how hormonal contraception influences the menstrual cycle and prevents pregnancy      
Evaluate hormonal and barrier methods of contraception      
HT ONLY: Explain the use of hormones in Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) including IVF and      
clomifene therapy
Explain the importance of maintaining a constant internal environment in response to internal and      
external change
Bio ONLY: Explain the importance of homeostasis, including: thermoregulation – effect on enzyme      
activity and osmoregulation – effect on animal cells
Bio ONLY: Explain how thermoregulation takes place, with reference to the function of the skin      
Bio ONLY: Explain how thermoregulation takes place, with reference to: shivering      
HT & Bio ONLY: Explain how thermoregulation takes place, with reference to: vasoconstriction and      
vasodilation
HT ONLY: Explain how blood glucose concentration is regulated by glucagon      
Explain how the hormone insulin controls blood glucose concentration      
Explain the cause of type 1 diabetes and how it is controlled      
Explain the cause of type 2 diabetes and how it is controlled      
Evaluate the correlation between body mass and type 2 diabetes including waist: hip calculations and      
BMI, using the BMI equation
Bio ONLY: Describe the structure of the urinary system      
Bio ONLY: Explain how the structure of the nephron is related to its function in filtering the blood and      
forming urine
HT & Bio ONLY: Explain the effect of ADH on the permeability of the collecting duct in regulating the      
water content of the blood
Bio ONLY: Describe the treatments for kidney failure, including kidney dialysis and organ donation      
Bio ONLY: Recall what urea is produced from and where this occurs in the body      
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 Personalised Learning Checklists Edexcel Single: Biology Paper 2
Edexcel Single Biology (1BI0) from 2016 Topics B8&9
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Describe the need to transport substances into and out of a range of organisms, including oxygen,      
carbon dioxide, water, dissolved food molecules, mineral ions and urea
Explain the need for exchange surfaces and a transport system in multicellular organisms including the      
calculation of surface area: volume ratio
Topic 8 – Exchange and transport in animals

Explain how alveoli are adapted for gas exchange by diffusion between air in the lungs and blood in      
capillaries
Bio ONLY: Describe the factors affecting the rate of diffusion, including surface area, concentration      
gradient and diffusion distance
Bio ONLY: Calculate the rate of diffusion using Fick’s law: rate of diffusion = surface area x      
concentration difference / membrane thickness of membrane
Explain how the structure of the blood is related to its function: red blood cells (erythrocytes), white      
blood cells (phagocytes and lymphocytes), plasma and platelets
Explain how the structure of the blood vessels is related to their function      
Explain how the structure of the heart and circulatory system is related to its function, including the      
role of major blood vessels, valves and thickness of chamber walls
Describe cellular respiration as an exothermic reaction which occurs continuously in living cells to      
release energy for metabolic processes, including aerobic and anaerobic respiration
Compare the process of aerobic respiration with the process of anaerobic respiration      
Core Practical: Investigate the rate of respiration in living organisms      
Calculate heart rate, stroke volume and cardiac output, using the equation cardiac output = stroke      
volume × heart rate
Describe the different levels of organisation from individual organisms, populations, communities, to      
the whole ecosystem
Explain how communities can be affected by abiotic and biotic factors, including: temperature, light,      
water, pollutants and competition, predation
Describe the importance of interdependence in a community      
Describe how the survival of some organisms is dependent on other species, including parasitism and      
mutualism
Core Practical: Investigate the relationship between organisms and their environment using field-work      
techniques, including quadrats and belt transects
Explain how to determine the number of organisms in a given area using raw data from field-work      
techniques, including quadrats and belt transects
Topic 9 – Ecosystems and material cycles

Bio ONLY: Explain how some energy is transferred to less useful forms at each trophic level and that      
this affects the number of organisms at each trophic level
Bio ONLY: Calculate the efficiency of energy transfers between trophic levels and percentage      
calculations of biomass
Explain the positive and negative human interactions within ecosystems and their impacts on      
biodiversity, including: fish farming, non-indigenous species and eutrophication
Explain the benefits of maintaining local and global biodiversity, including the conservation of animal      
species and the impact of reforestation
Bio ONLY: Describe the biological factors affecting levels of food security      
Describe how different materials cycle through the abiotic and biotic components of an ecosystem      
Explain the importance of the carbon cycle, including the processes involved and the role of      
microorganisms as decomposers
Explain the importance of the water cycle, including the processes involved and the production of      
potable water in areas of drought including desalination
Explain how nitrates are made available for plant uptake, including the use of fertilisers, crop rotation      
and the role of bacteria in the nitrogen cycle
HT & Bio ONLY: Evaluate the use of indicator species as evidence to assess the level of pollution, for:      
polluted water and air quality
Bio ONLY: Explain the effects of temperature, water content and oxygen availability on the rate of      
decomposition in food preservation
Bio ONLY: Explain the effects of temperature, water content and oxygen availability on the rate of      
decomposition in composting
Bio ONLY: Calculate rate changes in the decay of biological material      

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